RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival ... The name Blocao is a mixture of “bloco,” which means Carnival street party, and “cao,” or dog in Portuguese.

Revellers in Rio de Janeiro showed their creativity, dressed to their nines to have a good time at the city’s street carnival parades this week.Our correspondents Jan Onoszko and Fanny Lothaire ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP ... who has worked as a street vendor for the last four years. She makes around 1,500 reais ($260) a day ...

For Irina, this was a challenge unlike any runway Rio de Janeiro's Carnival is an annual event for many. But for 39-year-old Russian model Irina Shayk, it was her first. She made a stunning debut ...

Carnival researcher Tiago Ribeiro notes that in 2009, Rio experienced a “shock of order.” “Carnival was growing, and criticism about the increasing number of blocos was rising,” Ribeiro said. He ...

Clowns complete with red noses and tutus delivered the joy of Carnival to sick children in a Rio de Janeiro hospital on ... patients and their caregivers. Street parties, known as blocos, are ...

In all areas of Rio, remain vigilant with valuables due ... always hand over your belongings). Carnival street parties can be a hotspot for petty theft, so keep your possessions zipped away ...

Clowns complete with red noses and tutus sung Carnival songs to sick children on the pediatric ward of a Rio de Janeiro hospital on Tuesday, bringing the ebullient festivities normally found on the ...